# βραδύς
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus (“slow”) (which bears some resemblance in form and meaning to Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”)). Cognates include Lithuanian gurdùs (“slow”), Latvian gur̃ds (“tired”), Latin gurdus (“dolt, heavy”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bra.dýs/ → /βraˈðys/ → /vraˈðis/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /bra.dýs/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /braˈdys/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /βraˈðys/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /vraˈðys/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /vraˈðis/

### Adjective

βρᾰδῠ́ς • (brădŭ́s) m (feminine βρᾰδεῖᾰ, neuter βραδῠ́); first/third declension
* slow
* slow-witted, dull
* (time) late, tardy

#### Antonyms

* τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s)

#### Derived terms

* βρᾰδῠ́νω (brădŭ́nō)
* βρᾰδῠτής (brădŭtḗs)

#### Descendants

* → Greek: βραδύς (vradýs) (learned)
* Byzantine Greek: βραδύ (bradú)
** Greek: βράδυ (vrády)
** Mariupol Greek: врадъи (vraði), врадъмер (vraðmjer)

### References

* ↑ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βραδύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 234

### Further reading

* “βραδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “βραδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “βραδύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* βραδύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
* βραδύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* βραδύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
* G1021 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. dawdling idem, page 197.deliberate idem, page 207.dilatory idem, page 224.gradual idem, page 369.inactive idem, page 427.indolent idem, page 434.laggard idem, page 473.lagging idem, page 473.late idem, page 478.leisurely idem, page 485.lethargic idem, page 486.lingering idem, page 493.loitering idem, page 498.slack idem, page 782.slow idem, page 785.sluggish idem, page 786.stealthy idem, page 814.tardy idem, page 855.tedious idem, page 859.vacillating idem, page 942.wavering idem, page 968.

## Greek
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɾaˈðis/
* Hyphenation: βρα‧δύς

### Adjective

βραδύς • (vradýs) m (feminine βραδεία, neuter βραδύ)
* slow
    Synonym: αργός (argós)
    Antonyms: ταχύς (tachýs), γρήγορος (grígoros)

#### Declension

Derivations: Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο βραδύς, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο βραδύς, etc.)
comparative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
βραδύτερος (vradýteros)
βραδύτερη (vradýteri)
βραδύτερο (vradýtero)
βραδύτεροι (vradýteroi)
βραδύτερες (vradýteres)
βραδύτερα (vradýtera)
genitive
βραδύτερου (vradýterou)
βραδύτερης (vradýteris)
βραδύτερου (vradýterou)
βραδύτερων (vradýteron)
βραδύτερων (vradýteron)
βραδύτερων (vradýteron)
accusative
βραδύτερο (vradýtero)
βραδύτερη (vradýteri)
βραδύτερο (vradýtero)
βραδύτερους (vradýterous)
βραδύτερες (vradýteres)
βραδύτερα (vradýtera)
vocative
βραδύτερε (vradýtere)
βραδύτερη (vradýteri)
βραδύτερο (vradýtero)
βραδύτεροι (vradýteroi)
βραδύτερες (vradýteres)
βραδύτερα (vradýtera)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο βραδύτερος", etc)
absolute superlative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
βραδύτατος (vradýtatos)
βραδύτατη (vradýtati)
βραδύτατο (vradýtato)
βραδύτατοι (vradýtatoi)
βραδύτατες (vradýtates)
βραδύτατα (vradýtata)
genitive
βραδύτατου (vradýtatou)
βραδύτατης (vradýtatis)
βραδύτατου (vradýtatou)
βραδύτατων (vradýtaton)
βραδύτατων (vradýtaton)
βραδύτατων (vradýtaton)
accusative
βραδύτατο (vradýtato)
βραδύτατη (vradýtati)
βραδύτατο (vradýtato)
βραδύτατους (vradýtatous)
βραδύτατες (vradýtates)
βραδύτατα (vradýtata)
vocative
βραδύτατε (vradýtate)
βραδύτατη (vradýtati)
βραδύτατο (vradýtato)
βραδύτατοι (vradýtatoi)
βραδύτατες (vradýtates)
βραδύτατα (vradýtata) :

#### Related terms

* βραδέως (vradéos)
* βράδυ n (vrády)

### References

* ↑ βραδύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language